My Rocketeer Jetpack

[Moviefreak]

"A night of geeks and music".
w00tstock - A Night of Geek and Music

My friends Wil Wheaton, Paul and Storm, along with other geeky friends (Felicia Day shows up most years, as does Grant, Aaron Douglas, etc) put on a 3 hour show of songs, comedy, films, music and hilarity.

WOOTstock :lol I missread Woodstock.. :lol my bad!!

 

[Surreal Studios]

That is a fantastic looking pack! I'am loving that chrome

 

[Nopal]

Beautiful looking build! Wow!

 

[j0wE]

My friends Wil Wheaton...

will Sheldon be there? o.0

 

[EyeofSauron]

will Sheldon be there? o.0

well sheldon isnt his mortal enemy anymore, so i dont see the point

but youre missing the point, because Felicia Day!

man i wish i could go to things like this, but alas, europe is so far away

 

[JasonCash]

that is a mighty sexy pack sir.....(there's something I never thought I'd say...LOL)

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

I will never get tired of Rocketeer props!
Lovin' it!

 

[Valor]

Nickel-plating... THAT is brilliant. My lust for a rocket pack just increase tenfold. Hope my liner suits you well Adam.

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

I think he said he had it chrome-plated.
Nickel plating would have given it a duller shine with less reflection.

 

[Finhead]

Chrome plating goes like this (real chrome plating)

Copper-> nickle->chrome.

 

[Jedifyfe]

Chrome plating goes like this (real chrome plating)

Copper-> nickle->chrome.

Yeah but since this is Adam's pack, it goes like this...

Copper-> nickle-> chrome ->awesome plating. :lol

 

[Finhead]

Ya got me I knew I missed a step. :facepalm:lol

Yeah but since this is Adam's pack, it goes like this...

Copper-> nickle-> chrome ->awesome plating. :lol

 

[hdtheater]

Love the pack! I could use one of those to go with my helmet.

-Eric

 

[Honus]

Awesome pack. One day I will have one.

If you need help with the Arduino programming let me know. Something like what you want should be pretty straightforward. You'll want to use a transistor between the Arduino and your LED strips as the Arduino cannot provide enough power directly. You could easily add the start up sound effect as well as make the flaps move.

I wrote up an Arduino tutorial here-
Arduino animatronics- make your awesome costumes more awesome!

 

[Mr Webber]

That chrome sure does look mighty sweet, well worth the investment.

 

[planet]

wow the plate looks like glass
same as skunks Idols. NICE

 

[ozisa]

Very nice!, great job Adam!

 

[asavage]

I hit the chrome with some scotch pad (green kind). Dulled it nicely. Then I spraypainted the rivets and every corner with some Plastikote black lacquer primer (my favorite) and took it back off as best I could with some #000 steel wool (might have been #0000). I love how it came out. So freaking cool. Next up: Lights! Fan! Harness!

I'm super happy with the look. I'm thinking about electroplating the nose cones with real brass. Why the hell not? Make a charged bath and hang the pack upside down in it. How hard could THAT be?

We'll likely do another podcast about the pack after Comic-Con. It'll be nice to carry something through to completion on Tested.com.

 

[Moviefreak]

I hit the chrome with some scotch pad (green kind). Dulled it nicely. Then I spraypainted the rivets and every corner with some Plastikote black lacquer primer (my favorite) and took it back off as best I could with some #000 steel wool (might have been #0000). I love how it came out. So freaking cool. Next up: Lights! Fan! Harness!

I'm super happy with the look. I'm thinking about electroplating the nose cones with real brass. Why the hell not? Make a charged bath and hang the pack upside down in it. How hard could THAT be?
We'll likely do another podcast about the pack after Comic-Con. It'll be nice to carry something through to completion on Tested.com.

Looks incredible Adam great job!! I love how the dulling worked on the chrome but the black you knocked back with steel wool is just perfect.

 

[whoever]

Simply unbelievable. I bow down to you. I need one.